Lead Data Scientist, IT
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Lead IT Data Scientists in the United States can expect wages of $119K per year on average. With some bonuses approaching $23K and certain profit sharing proceeds approaching $86K, overall incomes of Lead IT Data Scientists spread between $83K and $169K depending on individual performance. Career duration and the particular city each impact pay for this group, with the former having the largest influence. Lead IT Data Scientists who took the survey are largely men, dominating at 84 percent. Almost all report receiving medical coverage from their employers and a large number collect dental insurance. Job satisfaction is reported as high by the vast majority of workers. This snapshot results from replies to PayScale's salary survey.

XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).

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Popular Skills for Lead Data Scientist, IT

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Survey results suggest that Lead IT Data Scientists use a fairly large toolkit of professional skills. Most notably, skills in Data Analysis, Hadoop, Machine Learning, and Data Modeling are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 4 percent and 7 percent. For most people, competency in Machine Learning indicates knowledge of Data Analysis.

Pay by Experience Level for Lead Data Scientist, IT

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Salaries of relatively inexperienced workers fall in the neighborhood of $112K, but folks who have racked up five to 10 years see a notably higher median of $126K. On average, Lead IT Data Scientists make $140K following one to two decades on the job. For some reason, Lead IT Data Scientists with more than two decades of experience report lower paychecks overall; the median sum in this group sits near $130K.